Hi list! I have a use case where I am seriously concerned about bit rot [1] and I thought it might be a good idea to start looking for it in my own private stuff, too.
Solving the problem is easy enough: - Record checksums and timestamps for each file - Check and update records via cronjob - If checksum changed but timestamp didn't, notify user - Let user restore from backup However, I haven't found any application in portage for this task. Now, the implementation is easy enough but I'm wondering why it hasn't been done. Or do I just look for the wrong thing? The only suitable thing seems to be app-admin/tripwire but that application also looks like overkill. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rot Regards, Florian Philipp
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